Contemporary Culture - Zwijnenberg, Robert; Zijlmans, Kitty
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Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the context of pervasive economic liberalism and shrinking budgets due to a deep and prolonged recession, the exigency of humanities research for society is increasingly put into question. This volume claims that the humanities do indeed matter by offering empirically-grounded critical reflections on contemporary cultural practices, thereby opening up new ways of understanding social life and new directions in humanities scholarship. Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? Contemporary Culture New Directions in Arts and Humanities Research.…mehr

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Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the context of pervasive economic liberalism and shrinking budgets due to a deep and prolonged recession, the exigency of humanities research for society is increasingly put into question. This volume claims that the humanities do indeed matter by offering empirically-grounded critical reflections on contemporary cultural practices, thereby opening up new ways of understanding social life and new directions in humanities scholarship. Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? Contemporary Culture New Directions in Arts and Humanities Research.
Autorenporträt
Kitty Zijlmans is Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory/World Art Studies at the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University. Since January 2011 Director of LUCAS - Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. Judith Thissen is senior lecturer/researcher at Utrecht University in the Department of Media and Culture.